"Had Magnolia Memoir toured with anyone less impressive, it would have stolen the show. Mela Lee’s voice is meltingly sweet and, as her bio promises, she actually has a five octave range...A captivating blend of the sexiness of jazz and the honesty of Rock"

"The 'Perfect Crime' was well worth the wait. {...}a highlight of the album is the acoustic version of 'The Perfect Crime', featuring Matthew Santos in a duet with Lee. This is dark enough to make Leonard Cohen sulk in silence for a month. The harmonies produced by the two are brilliant... 'The Perfect Crime' is blissfully dark, harmonically and lyrically inventive, and honest."